Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-24
AUSTIN.
Reward for Fence Cutters In Milan
Coun;y-The Capitol Board Visits
the New State Building.
4 Rfurderar's Sentence Commuted to Life
ImprfsORmsnt-EheS Selection OF sn
Architect STILL in Allegiance.
Special to the Gazette.

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AUSTIN, TEX, Nov. % Governor
Ross has issued proclamation Offering a
reward of $500 each for fence cutters in
Milan county.
Twenty thousand dollars have
been subscribed to the interstate drill
here next May. Thirty five thousand is
n csssary.
Governor Ross and the Capitol Board
went out upon the magnificent new CAPT
toll building to-day. While inspecting
and sdmiring its beauties the Governor
turning to one of the board remarked
that the question OF stability would be
settled by the building itself.
After looking through the building
Governor Ross said there was
no better constructed building in the
country anywhere, and in his opinion
the "hue and cry" about this dome was
simply an unjust reflection upon the con-
struction of the capitol.
Governor Ross to day committed the
sentence OF one George Bailey, convicted
of murder in the District court of Wharton
county, to life Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary. The action, the Gov
ernor states, Is based on good and suf-
ficent reasons, and upon application of
District judge Bnrkhardt and the prose-
cutting attorney, and the recommendation
of the jury who tried the case and of all
the officers, and large number OF the
citizens OF Wharton county. The appi-
cation states that some other
party may prove to be
the true culprit in the case
There was meeting Of the Capitol
Board to-day to consider the selection of
an architect to inspect the work on the
capitol dome. Secretary Dickinson read
replies of various architects, which have
been heretofore noticed. Attorney G en-
eral Hogg opened the discussion as to
the merits of the several gentlemen sug-
gested and the great importance Of max
ing wise selection to calm the qualms
of apprehension in the public mind as to
the stability Of the dome, which some
people imagined was cracked
from the top to the ground.
The work of the whole building they
were really distressed about, and he con-
fessed for himself that he would not care
to risk his life in any uncertain structure.
He wanted the stability OF the dome
settled beyond peradventure, and sug-
gested that it would be we'll to have one
or two local architects to confer with the
principal one to be selected.
It would be well, too, he suggested, for
the secretary OF the board In his CORE
spondence with parties to let them know
that the appropriation was limited.
Among the replies which the board has
received WAS one from Colonel Freret OF
New Orleans, stating that he could not
come and was about to leave for govern
ment duty at Washington, but
if the plans, etc, were forwarded to him
he would give his opinion and solution of
the matter without charge. The merits
of good many architects were discussed,
but from the information before the
board it is probable that ex-United States
Architect Bell OF Chicago, Colonel B. M.
Harrod If New Orleans, member OF the
Bard of the Mississippi river
navigation commission, and Mr.. Clayton
of Galveston, will be selected The
board, however, concluded to await ad-
vices from other architects before making
their selection, among them Mr. Heiner
of Houston, and Captain Post of New
York.
Commissioner Foster to-day sent out
over 5000 blanks to assessors for in
formation and statistics on agricultural
and various other matters. Among the
questions are the following:
Kinds OF soil in your county; the prevail
ing kind; mountainous, level or undulat-
ing; principal streams; population of
your town; amount of county oebt; mar
riages, divorces and paupers; acres
owned by aliens or by corporations; rate
Of taxation; number Of people jailed for
murder, theft, arson, robbery and other
crimes.